Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of How Microsoft IT Implemented Disaster Recovery in the Datacenter, which discusses DR consolidation and centralization within Microsoft, plus best practices for any large organization.  Microsoft builds disaster recovery (DR) into its...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of How Microsoft IT Deployed BitLocker Administration and Monitoring at Microsoft, which discusses the provisioning, monitoring and key recovery benefits of MBAM.  In Microsoft IT deployed Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of How Microsoft Reduced Bandwidth Utilization Using Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 BranchCache, which discusses the time and financial savings when leveraging Windows Server 2008 R2 BranchCache.  In conjunction with Windows Server...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Deploying Active Directory Rights Management Services at Microsoft which discusses how Microsoft IT implemented Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) so that publishers could use Microsoft Office applications to restrict access...

Hi All, Microsoft has released the following Knowledge Base (KB) article and accompanying software hotfix regarding an issue in Windows Server 2008 R2 failover clusters: KB2550886 - A transient communication failure causes a Windows Server 2008 R2 failover cluster to stop working This hotfix is strongly...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Optimizing Branch Office Servers by Using Windows Server® 2008 R2 with Hyper-V which discusses how Microsoft IT uses Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V to provide a secure, future-proof platform on which to provide key services to users...

Hi, In light of the upcoming end of support for Windows XP and for Windows Server 2003 , many of our customers are asking for guidance and resources related Migration to and Application Compatibility with Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2. We would like to help your company migrate to Windows 7 and...

Identify, classify, and protect data across targeted file servers in your organization The Solution Accelerators team is pleased to announce that the Data Classification Toolkit for Windows Server 2008 R2 is now available for download. Download the toolkit The Data Classification Toolkit for Windows...

Overview of SP1 (from Technet) Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 SP1 is a set of updates and fixes for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 that addresses feedback from our customers (in addition to the improvements that are delivered to users through Windows Update). In addition to including previously...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of How Microsoft IT Leverages Security Enhancements from Windows Server 2008 R2 , which discusses how Microsoft IT leverages the significant security enhancements in Windows Server 2008 R2 to offer an environment that is more secure. Windows...

Improve the efficiency and availability of IT resources and applications with the new virtualization innovations provided in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 RC. Dynamic Memory and Microsoft RemoteFX TM , to help businesses further optimize their datacenter and desktops. · Dynamic Memory lets...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Improving the IntelliMirror Service at Microsoft Through Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 , which discusses how Microsoft IT uses IntelliMirror to offer a fast, cost-effective data security solution. To help ensure that the Microsoft...

We’re pleased to announce that the first of the baselines included in the Security Compliance Manager Baseline Beta Review Program is now available for download! The Windows Server® 2008 R2 Security Baseline is a new addition to the security baselines released earlier this year that can be used in combination...

In case you missed Brandon's post on Monday (US Pacific Time) , the public beta is now available for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1… Today, we announced at our annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) the availability of the public beta for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Results of the Green IT Datacenter Pilot: Consolidating Data Centers Using Virtualization , which discusses a green IT initiative for data centers. In 2009 MSIT proposed a Green IT initiative which included anticipated power consumption...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Reducing Costs and Improving Systems Management with Hyper-V and System Center Operations Manager , which discusses how Microsoft IT used Hyper-V and System Center Operations Manager to reduce costs and improve systems management. ...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Upgrading Active Directory Domain Services to Windows Server 2008 R2 , which discusses how Microsoft IT enhanced and streamlined the way it manages identities.  The management of identities is a core IT task. The upgrade of Active Directory...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of How Microsoft IT Virtualized Their Infrastructure for Microsoft.com, which discusses how Microsoft.com created an agile private cloud. Microsoft virtualization technologies and SAN-based clustered storage solved numerous ongoing challenges...

http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/business/archive/2010/06/07/virtualization-updates-at-teched.aspx Today, at TechEd in the US, we are pleased to announce that by the end of July we will be releasing the public beta of Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. During our Desktop Virtualization...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Virtualization Cuts Capital and Operating Expenses by 75 Percent at Microsoft , which discusses how Microsoft IT is using Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, and Microsoft System Center Virtual...

We are doing a series of free Microsoft Virtualization TechNet Live Meetings in May . Each Live Meeting is scheduled to run for 90 mins and the target audience is IT Pros and IT Managers. Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V – Technical Overview and changes Friday, 7 May 2010 11:00 AM Australia (East) Speaker...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Maintaining High Availability for Microsoft.com which discusses how Microsoft maintains high availability ratings for Microsoft.com through carefully planned infrastructure, team collaboration, and use of technology for maintenance, monitoring...

There’s a new Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) available from Microsoft to help administrators manage Multiple Activation Key (MAK) activation for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. The way MAK activation works is that the key must be installed on the end system (there are a number of ways...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Improving Branch-Office Services Through Virtualization , which discusses how Microsoft IT developed a strategy based on the Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V to meet changing business requirements.  To ensure that the services of...

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Reducing Bandwidth Utilization with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 BranchCache , which discusses how Microsoft IT uses the BranchCache feature to improve performance and availability to branch offices. Learn how Microsoft IT uses the...